When Tal Golesworthy was told he was at risk of his aorta bursting, he wasn’t impressed with the surgery on offer – so he came up with his own idea.

Scientists use tripping rats to show that LSD disrupts communication between two key brain regions.

Organ transplantation is in dire need of biotechnological advances. 3D bioprinting and genetic modification of pigs provide a path forward.

From "shell shock" to "combat fatigue," the wars of the past century have violently illuminated the power trauma can wield over the mind and body.

Donate a kidney now, and your loved one will have priority status if they need one later.

In fact, 10,000 steps a day is just an arbitrary number from an old marketing campaign.

A new study upends a long-standing theory on how the brain plans motor actions in uncertain environments.

Pins and needles, anyone?

A study reports that people think those with similar personality traits look alike and vice versa.

Reality is more distorted than we think.

The risk of dying basically flattens after age 110.

Prosthetic arms can cost amputees $80,000. A startup called Unlimited Tomorrow is aiming to change that by making customized 3D-printed bionic arms for just $8,000.

You are only ever a few days away from your demise.

Our chart shows new additions since 1984 that have stuck around.

For some reason, the bodies of deceased monks stay "fresh" for a long time.

Age ain't nothing but a number, but "inflammatory age" may be real.

The oldest person in history lived to 122

Theoretical physicist Geoffrey West explains the science behind a unique hypothesis.

In 1933, the skull of a 50-year-old male of the Homo longi species was found in China, puzzling researchers.

A team of biohackers is on a David-versus-Goliath mission to make insulin affordable to an increasing number of diabetics.

New research shines a light on the genetics of sudden cardiac deaths.

A new device cured the hiccups 92 percent of the time in a recent study involving more than 200 participants.

Israeli food-tech company DouxMatok (Hebrew for "double sweet") has created a sugary product that uses 40 percent less actual sugar yet still tastes sweet.

A new study suggests that reports of the impending infertility of the human male are greatly exaggerated.

An early feasibility study finds a potential new treatment for Alzheimer's disease.

The treatment is here, but are we ready?

The way you speak might reveal a lot about you, such as your willingness to engage in casual sex.

Who needs steroids when you have the placebo effect?

A new study finds an unusual genetic difference in people over 105.

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